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Thomas Jefferson: Our commissioners, on their arrival at New Orleans, found the Province already delivered by the commissioners of Spain…

On the recordJanuary 15, 1804
Our commissioners, on their arrival at New Orleans, found the Province already delivered by the commissioners of Spain to that of France, who delivered it over to them on the 20th day of December, as appears by their declaratory act accompanying this.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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